Jérôme Thomas: World Champion and Olympic Medalist
Jérôme Thomas is a French boxer who won two Olympic flyweight medals and the 2001 amateur world championship. He represented France at three consecutive Olympics, from Sydney 2000 through Beijing 2008.
Career and championship record
Thomas won bronze in Sydney before taking the world flyweight title in Belfast in 2001. At the 2003 World Championships he reached another final, finishing with silver behind Thailand’s Somjit Jongjohor. These results established him among the leading international amateurs in the 51-kilogram division.
At Athens 2004, Thomas reached the Olympic final and won silver. Cuba’s Yuriorkis Gamboa took the gold medal. The result improved on Thomas’s Sydney finish and gave him medals at consecutive Games.
His third Olympic appearance came in Beijing in 2008, where he lost to Juan Carlos Payano of the Dominican Republic in his opening contest. Thomas’s Olympic record therefore comprises bronze, silver and an opening-round exit across three tournaments.
His major achievements were earned in international amateur boxing. The world title in Belfast, a second world final in Bangkok and two Olympic medals form the central results of his career.
Sources
Related reading: boxing · Olympic gold
Career records and reporting: boxrec.com.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
